Apis mellifera

Photo E Collins
This photo was taken on a very hot day.
Many bees were clustered on twigs at the edge of a dam. A few were "swimming' and it was thought they would drown. However they made it safely to the bank and climbed out of the dam. It is believed they returned to the hive quite wet and used the water to cool the hive. While in the water they spun around in circles making a lovely pattern on the su